Piazza di Davis: May 2010

Jiggle Jam

We attended Jiggle Jam along with the King Clan on Saturday, May 29. Jiggle Jam was pretty cool and we always have fun hanging out with Lincoln and Guy. The highlight of the day was running through the Crown Center fountains. As you can see here, E was a bona fide crazy-man.

Mommy's Home!!!

When I arrive home from work, I usually get a simple "hi dad," which is cool. Mommy, however, gets this:

The Big Race

In April, Everett participated in his first foot race. He signed up for the race along with his cousins Lincoln (a seasoned racing vet) and Guy (also a race newbie). It was all fun and games until race time. Everett and Lincoln lined up...the gun went off...and off went Lincoln. In a typical toddler-like, unexpected move, Everett was no longer interested in running a race.

He was, however, very interested in entertaining a group of high school cheerleaders seen in the background of this photo. I've never been so proud.

Pre-Easter Tune-up

We attended the Leawood Easter Egg Hunt near the end of March. We arrived about 20 minutes early and holding E out of the hunting zone was like wrestling a hungry bear cub.

Classroom Activities

While attending E's Valentine's party, we were treated to some circle dancing time, which is apparently part of their every-day activities. In this little clip, E's is stomping around soldier-style with an unexpected gratuitous flop at the end. If he was aiming for humor, he nailed it. I was laughing too hard to continue filming.

Valentine's Day!

Everett's class had a little Valentine's Day party in which all the kids exchanged candies and cards. This offered a rare opportunity for us to see Everett interact with his friends that we frequently discuss at the nightly dinner table.

Here is Everett and the infamous Gavin:

Mary and I have deduced that this little boy is E's best friend; Everett simply can't discuss school without mentioning Gavin. We have also decided that all of E's bad habits somehow originate at school and likely are learned from other little ornery boys in his class. We'd prefer to not know the truth.

Everett's Version of Itsy Bitsy Spider

January 2010

Happy New Year!

We were all planning to attend a wedding for one of Mary's cousins in Chicago on New Year's Eve. Unfortunately, Everett became ill so he and I stayed home and had a quiet New Year's with Grandma Swanner. Mommy, on the other hand, was able to attend the wedding and had a great time visiting family and partying it up with her sister et. al.